POWER MOVES
A PUBLICATION OF THE NEW YORK ENERGY CONSUMERS COUNCIL (NYECC)
SUMMER 2012
2012 ENERGY NEW YORK AWARDS (“ENYA”)
On June 28, 2012, New York Energy Consumers Council’s (NYECC) Executive Director David F. Bomke announced the nominees for the 2012 Energy New York
Award, or “ENYA.”
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
2012 ENERGY NEW YORK
AWARDS (“ENYA”)
NY MARKET NOTES
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
2012 ENYA NOMINEES
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2012 ENYA NOMINEES
ROBERT ABBAMONT
LEO CUTONE
STEPHEN LATARGIA
MICHAEL LODENQUAI
JAY RAPHAELSON
JONATHAN RESNICK
PAUL SCHWABACHER
DIANA SWEENEY
Bomke introduced the nominations by noting that,
“NYECC is committed to fostering innovation and leadership in New York’s energy community. We recognize the
critical need for vision, long-term planning, and prudent
capital investment in the energy infrastructure that supports New York’s economic engine. Each year the NYECC
honors organizations and/or individuals who have
demonstrated exceptional qualities of vision, innovation,
and leadership in strengthening the energy reliability
and economic competitiveness of New York by presenting them with ENYAs.”
This year’s nominees include three managers of large
real estate portfolios, two firms focused on serving the
energy requirements of large consumers, and one highly
effective energy project. For more information about the
eight individuals nominated, see page 2.
All nominees will be honored at the 2012 ENYA Celebration on Monday evening,
July 23, 2012, at Tribeca Rooftop, a new and spectacular 15,000 square foot
penthouse featuring panoramic views of the Hudson River, the Empire State
Building, fashionable SOHO, and downtown Tribeca.
NY MARKET NOTES
by Stephen Wemple
Starting this fall, customers in the Niagara Mohawk (NIMO) service territory are
likely to see higher electric bills to pay NRG to keep two of the four Dunkirk Generating units operating. NRG wanted to retire all four Dunkirk units this September but NIMO determined that two of the units are needed for local reliability and
cannot be immediately retired.
Because the reliability need is local in nature, the cost of keeping the two units
operating will be paid by NIMO customers. NIMO and NRG are trying to negotiate
a contract to run the units until the transmission upgrades are completed that
would allow the units to retire. In the event that the negotiations with NIMO are
not successful, NRG has also filed a Reliability Must Run (RMR) contract with FERC
seeking recovery of $5.6 million per month for the first year when two units are
required for reliability and $4.5 million when only one unit is needed in the second
year. Assuming NRG is paid the full $5.6 million per month, it would translate into
a cost of approximately $0.85 per KW-month for NIMO electric customers based
on the peak load in the NIMO territory.
In addition to the RMR charges, the loss of 400 MW of supply from the retirement
of the other two Dunkirk units should increase Rest of State ICAP prices by approximately $1/kw-month.
Compiled and edited by David F. Bomke, Executive Director, and Daniel Levin, Co-President
2012 ENYA CELEBRATION RAISES THE ROOF IN TRIBECA!
7th Annual Energy New York Award Celebration Held at Tribeca Rooftop
The New York Energy Consumers Council, Inc.
(NYECC) is committed to fostering innovation
and leadership in New York’s energy community. We recognize the critical need for vision,
long-term planning, and prudent capital investment in the energy infrastructure that supports
New York’s economic engine. Each year the
NYECC honors organizations and/or individuals
who have demonstrated exceptional qualities of
vision, innovation, and leadership in strengthening the energy reliability and economic competitiveness of New York by presenting them with
ENYAs.
On July 23, 2012, the ENYA Celebration took
place at the new and spectacular Tribeca Rooftop, located at 2 Desbrosses Street. More than
110 leaders in New York’s energy community
enjoyed exceptional food and drink, as well as
panoramic views of The Hudson River, the Empire State Building, fashionable SOHO, and
downtown Tribeca. (www.tribec.com) All guests
had ample opportunities to congratulate each of
the nominees and learn more about their programs.
This year, six organizations were nominated,
representing eight extraordinary individuals:
Leonardo Cutone (LC Associates). LC Associates has been serving the energy consulting
needs of New York City’s commercial and industrial base for over 10 years. This decade has
seen them grow from humble beginnings into a
model business that employs close to a dozen of
some of the brightest individuals that New York
City has to offer in this field. This nominee has
been directly responsible for securing millions of
dollars of cash incentives from NYSERDA, Con
Edison, and the Federal Government. Their customers range from large corporate concerns to
some of New York’s most iconic institutions.
Stephen L. Latargia (Tishman-Speyer Properties). Steve is truly an “Engineer’s Engineer,”
committed to decreasing energy waste in the
Tishman Speyer Properties portfolio. Under Steve’s leadership the existing utility metering system has been revamped to enable communication of 15-minute interval data to a web-based
platform. This kind of monitoring and access to
real time energy data has significantly increased
awareness of how energy is used – and misused
– portfolio-wide, and has allowed the building
engineers to make targeted efficiency improvements, take corrective action, and immediately
enact low to no-cost energy conservation
measures, resulting in significant savings and
reductions in GHG emissions. Additional initiatives under consideration include using multivariate regression analyses to account for variables
like temperature, humidity, and occupancy, and
then applying this data to better control the
HVAC system.
Jay
Raphaelson
and
Diana
Sweeney
(EnergyWatch, Inc.). Jay and Diana have extensive history in the energy field in NYC, and are
creative forward thinking leaders. Jay was a pioneer who applied the first remotely read electric
submeter for the purpose of billing tenants. His
leadership during his tenure as President of the
New York Energy Buyers Forum helped forge
that organization’s consolidation with the Owners’ Committee on Electric Rates to form the
New York Energy Consumers Council, Inc. in
2004, and he continues to serve as one of our
organization’s valued Co-Chairmen Emeritus.
Diana was instrumental in the negotiation and
the implementation of the first WTC Replacement Power Contract, setting the standard for
all future recipients. She is a past finalist for Enterprising Woman of the Year and a past copresident of the NYECC. Diana is a pioneer in
the development of one of the most comprehensive green leases in use today. Together they
make an extraordinary team.
Jonathan Resnick (Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc.).
Presiding over a portfolio of 6 million square feet
of commercial office space and approximately
900 units of residential space, Jonathan Resnick,
President of Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc., is a role
model for New York City in demonstrating excellence in energy efficiency for not only his portfolio, but also for the environment. His vision led
to the repositioning of 250 Hudson Street from
an inefficiently operating industrial printing facility in 2011 to a LEED-certified (Silver) commercial office building characterized by the renovation and implementation of high efficiency HVAC
systems, variable frequency drives (VFDs), high
efficiency lighting systems, a green roof, and an
advanced Building Management System (BMS)
to improve operations. The result is a building
that operates 25% more efficiently than similar
types of commercial office buildings. Jonathan
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has expanded his commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability throughout the firm’s
portfolio. In addition, Jack Resnick & Sons
demonstrates the breadth of its commitment to
the environment with its generous support of
the Central Park Conservancy.
space within New York City. Since the baseline
year of 2005, Mr. Schwabacher’s energy management program has reduced consumption by
17% (MMBTU/gsf served) and greenhouse gas
reductions by 34%, all while expanding the
campus by 30%.
Paul Schwabacher (NYU Langone Medical Center). Paul Schwabacher’s leadership at NYU Langone has resulted in a cultural shift where it is
increasingly understood that institutional sustainability encompasses much more than minimizing environmental impact. In the Facilities
Operations group, the team strives first and
foremost to maintain occupant comfort and system reliability while actively considering the
complex structure of financial and environmental components of operational planning and decision making. This is particularly true at a facility like NYULMC, where ensuring a reliable energy supply at a hospital facility can quite literally
be the difference between life and death. Paul’s
leadership and expertise has resulted in a series
of drastic reductions in energy consumption
across the NYU Langone portfolio of properties
which exceed 3.4M square feet of mixed use
Westchester County Center. Under the direction of Robert Abbamont, Westchester County
Program Coordinator (Capital Planning), DPW,
and Michael Lodenquai, New York Power Authority, the Westchester County HVAC System
Upgrade modernized an antiquated, inefficient
HVAC system with a cutting edge approach that
allows the County Center to cut fossil fuel consumption by 27% and electric consumption by
30% to-date, and the savings are continuing to
trend upward. The project replaced an inefficient
and unreliable DX centered cooling strategy with
a central chiller plant that includes ice generation and harvesting capabilities. It also replaced
the oil fired, fire tube boilers with efficient gas
condensing boilers. The result is not only a dramatic increase in energy efficiency and carbon
footprint, but also improved heating, cooling
and overall space comfort.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM 2011 ENYA CELEBRATION
6th Annual Energy New York Award Celebration Held at Tribeca Rooftop
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